Adria Airways (JP, Ljubljana) has officially been put up for sale after the Slovenian government issued a request for Expressions of Interests (EOI) in a majority stake in the carrier on Wednesday, July 1. This is the former Yugoslav Republic's second attempt at privatizing the airline after a previous one in 2012 failed to garner any viable responses.

Ljubljana said in a statement that state-controlled enterprises including the Slovenian Sovereign Holding (Slovenski Državni Holding - SDH), ...

Lithuanian aircraft management and MRO firm, Avia Solutions Group, has been shortlisted as a strong favourite in the race to acquire Adria Airways Tehnika. But, according to the Slovenian daily Dnevnik, while a favourite, the firm was forced to revise its initial offer which was rejected by Adria Airways Tehnika's shareholders Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport and government-backed financial house PDP, as insufficient.

Adria Airways (JP, Ljubljana) pilots are looking to take control of the carrier through the acquisition of a majority stake Slovenia's Poslovni dnevnik Finance newspaper has reported. The issue will be discussed by the Slovenian Pilots’ Union later this week.

EX-YU Aviation news reports the pilots are looking into the possibility of taking out a loan with a local union-owned bank, Delavska hranilica, which last year acquired a 57% stake in Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport.

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